Mighty Ira
2020 American film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mighty Ira is a 2020 documentary film by Nico Perrino, Aaron Reese, and Chris Maltby.[1][2] The film profiles the life and career of Ira Glasser, who was executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) from 1978 to 2001.[3]
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Directed by | Nico Perrino, Aaron Reese, Chris Maltby |
Distributed by | Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
Country | United States |
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The movie focuses on Glasser's advocacy for free speech and racial justice, as well as his defense of the rights of neo-Nazis to rally in the Chicago suburb of Skokie, Illinois in the 1970s, which at the time was home to many Holocaust survivors.[4][5] It also covers Glasser's unlikely friendship with William F. Buckley Jr. and his upbringing as a fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team.[6][7]